When four men are hired to deliver nitroglyrcering shipment at a remote oil field, they can make no mistakes if they are to deliver the dangerous cargo alive. – Wages of Fear
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When four men are hired to deliver nitroglyrcering shipment at a remote oil field, they can make no mistakes if they are to deliver the dangerous cargo alive. – Wages of Fear
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You’ve got high stakes – life and death, that’s great. Who of the men is the main character? Which on of them undergoes the biggest change throughout the story?
Secondly, what’s the obstacle standing in their way from delivering the cargo safely?
A rough cut, but:
Desperate to earn enough money to escape a remote jungle village, four men accept a good paying but dangerous job — transport nitroglycerin over rugged roads to an oil field.
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The movie is adapted from a best-selling French novel by Georges Armaud.? IOW: the success of the novel pre-sold the concept as a movie.? Which was a box office? hit movie in France.? Consequently, it inspired an American knock-off, “Sorcerer” (1977)
As to what single character should be designated as the protagonist, I think this is one movie that qualifies as an exception to the rule.? It’s? the story of a motley crew.? Once they start on their perilous journey, the story narrows down to just the 4 men
I’m okay with four protagonists because they are all struggling to achieve one objective goal — the film upholds Aristotle’s dictum of unity of plot action.
Nir, the obstacle standing is the rugged roads as dpg pointed out, but I think the biggest obstacle that was clear to me when watching the movie was the relationship between the drivers. That stood out with the resilience (and/or reckless) of the character Mario vs Mr. Jo. Or if wasn’t biggest obstacle it was a considerable catalyst of the tension and aggravation of the antagonism forces.